Introduction
Department status
Professor (2025.09)
| Position | Professor | Visiting Professor | Adjunct Professor | Research Professor | Total |
| Headcount | 14 | 1* | 7 | 5** | 27 |
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*: KAIST Mobility Institute **: Eco-Friendly Smart Vehicles Research Center & KAIST Mobility Institute |
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| Position | Professor | Associate Professor | Assistant Professor | Total |
| Headcount | 5 | 8 | 1 | 14 |
| Program | Visiting Professor | Research Professor | Adjunct Professor |
| Dept. | - | - | 7 |
| KAIST Mobility Institute | 1 | 3 | - |
| Eco-Friendly Smart Vehicles Research Center | - | 2 | - |
Students (2025.09)
| Program | Master | Ph.D. | Integrated Ph.D. | Total | ||||||||||
| Gov. | KAIST | Foreigner | General | Woman | Sub total | Gov. | KAIST | Foreigner | General | Woman | Sub total | KAIST | ||
| Headcount | 29 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 65 | 22 | 13 | 23 | 4 | 11 | 62 | 3 | 130 |
Staff (2025.09)
| Position | Dept. Administrative Office | Lab. Administrative Office | |||||
| Administrator | Academic-Industry Collab. Administrator | Contracted Administrator | Research Administrator | Contracted Researcher (Permanent) | Contracted Researcher | Post Doc. | |
| Headcount | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 10 |
Students’ Major (2025.09)
Alumni (2013.02 ~ 2024.09)
Alumni (2025.09)
Ph.D program
- KAIST MO. EE
- RWTH Aachen University
- University of Melbourne, The University of Sydney
- National University of Singapore
Industry
- Hyundai Motors, Hyundia Mobis, Hyundai Engineering & Construction
- Samsung electronics, SK Innovation
- LG electronics, LG Chem, NAVER LABS Corp.
- Korea Aerospace Industries, Socar
- Mando Corporation, LS ELECTRIC
National research center
- KRRI
- ETRI
- ADD
- KARI
- KATECH
- Incheon Airport
College
- Professor (Keimyung university, Gachon university, University of Seoul, Yeungnam University, Hannam University)
- KAIST research professor
- Post-Doc. In KAIST and overseas university .
Faculty appointment
Dr. Jaewon Rhee (’25)
Assistant professor at Chungbuk University
Joined Mar. 1, 2026
Supervisor - Seungyoung Ahn
Dr. Seongho Woo (‘25)
Assistant professor at Keimyung University
Joined Sep.1, 2025
Supervisor - Seungyoung Ahn
Dr. Geunu Kim (‘23)
Assistant professor at Pukyung National University
Joined Sep.1, 2025
Supervisor - In Gwun Jang
Dr. Bumjin Park (‘22)
Assistant professor at Gyeongkuk National University
Joined Sep.1, 2025
Supervisor - Seungyoung Ahn
Dr. Eunjeong Ko (’24)
Assistant professor at Hannam University
Joined Mar. 1, 2025
Supervisor - Kitae Jang
Dr. Sanmin Kim (’24)
Assistant professor at Kookmin University
Joined Mar. 4, 2025
Supervisor - Dongsuk Kum
Dr. Jisub Shim (’20)
Assistant professor at Hannam University
Joined Sep. 1, 2024
Supervisor - Kitae Jang
Dr. Changwoo Lee (’22)
Assistant professor at Ajou University
Joined Mar. 1, 2024
Supervisor - In Gwun Jang
Dr. Sang-keum Lee (’20)
Assistant professor at Hanbat University
Joined Sep. 1, 2023
Supervisor - Dong-soo Har
Dr. Jooyoung Lee (’22)
Assistant professor at Hannam University
Joined Mar. 1, 2023
Supervisor - Kitae Jang
Dr. Yujun Shin (’22)
Assistant professor at Keimyung University
Joined Mar. 1, 2023
Supervisor - Seungyoung Ahn
Dr. Kibeom Kim (’19)
Assistant professor at Hannam University
Joined Mar. 1, 2023
Supervisor - Seungyoung Ahn
Dr. Jong Ho Kim (’21)
Assistant professor at Keimyung University
Joined Mar. 1, 2022
Supervisor - In Gwun Jang
Dr. Jihye Byun (’17)
Assistant professor at University of Seoul
Joined Feb. 1, 2022
Supervisor - Kitae Jang
Dr. Kibeom Lee (’20)
Assistant professor at Gachon University
Joined Sep. 1, 2021
Supervisor - Dongsuk Kum
Dr. Jiho Yeo (’20)
Assistant professor at Hannam University
Joined Sep. 1, 2021
Supervisor - Kitae Jang
Dr. Dongwook Kim (’19)
Assistant professor at Yeungnam University
Joined Sep. 1, 2020
Supervisor - Seungyoung Ahn
Dr. Jung Jin Kim (’19)
Assistant professor at Keimyung University
Joined Sep. 1, 2019
Supervisor - In Gwun Jang
Dr. Seung Beop Lee (’18)
Assistant professor at Chonbuk National University
Joined Sep. 1, 2018
Supervisor - In Gwun Jang
Research outputs (2015.01 ~ 2020.04)
| - | Paper | Patent |
Funding (Million won) |
Technology Transfer (Million won) |
note | ||||||
| Journal | Conference | Applied | Granted | ||||||||
| Domestic | International | Domestic | International | Domestic | International | Domestic | International | ||||
| Numbers | 13 | 186 | 52 | 103 | 95 | 43 | 45 | 20 | 27,844 | 122 | |
| Total | 199 | 155 | 138 | 65 | 27,844 | 122 | |||||
